Axminster AC285PD User Manual page 9

Having unpacked your machine and accessories, check the
contents against the equipment list "What's Included" , if there
are any discrepancies, please contact Axminster Tool Centre
using the guide on our website.
PLEASE DISPOSE OF THE PACKAGING RESPONSIBLY;
MUCH OF THE MATERIAL IS RECYCLABLE
The machine and its accessories arrive coated with heavy
corrosion preventative grease and wax paper or plastic
wrapping. These will need to be cleaned from the machine,
its components and accessories prior to it being set up and
commissioned. Use water soluble degreaser to remove. Be
warned, it will stain if you splash clothing etc. After cleaning,
lightly coat exposed metal.
WARNING! WEAR OVERALLS AND EYE PROTECTION!
surfaces of the machine with a thin layer of light machine oil.
N.B If you used water soluble de greaser make sure you apply
this thin film swiftly.
Please read the Instruction Manual prior to using your new
machine; as well as the installation procedure, there are
daily and periodic maintenance recommendations to help
you keep your machine in good condition and prolong life.
Keep this instruction manual accessible for others who may
also be required to use the machine.
Please read through the section entitled Illustration and
parts description, to identify the parts easily.
WARNING! THE DRILL HEAD IS A HEAVY PIECE OF
MACHINERY, YOU ARE ADVISED TO HAVE HELP TO
LIFT IT CLEAR OF THE BOX AND TO FIT.
1. Place the base (3) on the bench or floor and place the
mounting flange of the column (1) onto the seating flange of
the base, align the holes. Use the four Hex bolts and secure the
column to the base, see fig 1. Loosen the grub screw holding
the chamfered retaining collar on the column with the supplied
Hex key, place it and the rise and fall rack assembly aside,
see fig 2.
Fig 01
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2. Take the drill table mounting bracket arm (2,2a,2b,2c) and
twist the worm drive shaft with your fingers so that the whole
shaft protrudes from the casting and the worm gear
itself is clear of the square recess in the main body of the
casting (see fig 3).
3. Pick up the rise and fall gear rack,
identify the top and the bottom, (the
rack gearing is cut asymmetrically, with
the gear cut extending closer to the bottom), make sure you
have the rack the right way up, as it will allow you to drive the
drill table up and down over its full range, see fig 5.
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4. Fit the rise and fall rack into the square recess in the
mounting body casting, ensure that it is engaged with the
pinion, see figs 6 and lower the combined mechanism over the
column (1). Allow it to slide down the column until the rise and
fall rack is located in the cup chamfer in the top of the mount-
ing flange, see figs 7. Replace the cup chamfered retaining
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Assembly
Pinion
Worm gear
Worm gear shaft
Top of rack
Continues Over....
Fig 02
Fig 03-04
Fig 05